Torture And Ill-treatment | Amnesty International

NATO-led forces complicit in torture? - 13 November 2007

Despite consistent reports of torture and other ill-treatment by Afghanistan's intelligence service, members of the NATO-led forces continue to hand detainees over to

Jordan: 'Your confessions are ready to sign!' - 24 July 2006

Jordan detains and tortures political and security suspects.

The Monk's Tale: Death in detention - 9 November 2007

Amnesty International has obtained disturbing first-hand accounts from Burmese monks who witnessed the brutal attack on a monastic training school on 25 September.

Guantánamo: pain and distress for thousands of children - 20 November 2006

Thousands of children around the world have suffered pain and distress as a result of US counter-terror policies and practices.

Guántanamo deaths: tragic reminders of camp's lawlessness - 12 June 2006

On Saturday 10 June, three Guantánamo detainees were found dead in their cells.

Youth activism in the Balkans - 16 May 2006

Young, energetic, and campaigning for human rights in the Balkans. Men and women who recently attended an activism workshop organized by Amnesty International in Lju

Murat Kurnaz has been released from Guantánamo! - 25 August 2006

Released from Guantánamo on 24 August 2006, Murat Kurnaz had been held for four years and eight months without charge or trial.

Hearing on the mental health of war on terror' detainee José Padilla - 21 February 2007

On 28 February, a Miami judge ruled that Jose Padilla was fit to stand trial. The trial is set to begin on 16 April.

Good news: Jumah al-Dossari released from Guantánamo - 17 July 2007

Jumah al-Dossari was amongst a group of 16 Saudi Arabian nationals transferred from Guantánamo to Saudi Arabia on 16 July 2007.

Video: Activists targeted in Myanmar 'witch hunt' - 18 October 2007

New video and audio testimony received by Amnesty International tells of ongoing night raids, arbitrary arrests and appalling detention conditions in Myanmar.